Numerical analysis of one-dimensional unsaturated flow in layered soils

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-324

  Romano, Nunzio ^a   Brunone, Bruno ^b   Santini, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; One dimensional unsaturated flow; Richards equation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; SOILS;

ONE DIMENSIONAL UNSATURATED FLOW; RICHARDS EQUATION;

FLOW OF WATER;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SOIL;

FLOW PROCESSES; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RICHARDS EQUATION; UNSATURATED FLOW; UNSATURATED SOIL; UNSATURATED ZONE; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 0041734173     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(96)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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